Becoming aware and releasing...

"As I become aware of many layers of fear or discord, I release my connection to them and fill that space with divine light (Creating Love and Joy, p. 49)."

Each day brings a new awareness. Insurance companies and car repair shops have been in my life the last 2 days.

I can only imagine you are smiling as you read about these two favorites. What are some of the assumptions that automatically come to mind? "Insurance companies are happy to take your money, but reluctant to pay out when you need them." "Car repair shops are always looking to run up the bill, claiming that things need to be repaired when they don't." "Both industries are just looking to rip you off--they charge you an arm and a leg." I could go on and on...

It's socially acceptable to moan and groan about certain things. Our friends will chime in and agree. From a healing perspective, none of this moves us in a positive direction. Underlying these assumptions and gripe sessions are fears. Fear causes discord, because our thoughts are directed toward what we DON'T want to bring in our life. We DON'T want to be ripped off. We DON'T want to pay money to manage potential risk--only to find out we aren't covered for a particular occurrence. We DON'T want to be taken advantage of. We DON'T want to look stupid for not understanding much about complicated mechanical devices. You get the idea.

To move ourselves in a positive direction, it's important to recognize and acknowledge our fears and discord around the event and situation. Then, we can protect ourselves with divine light and choose to permanently release these assumptions. It may help to imagine all these assumptions leaving our mind and vaporizing into thin air—gone forever. We replace the assumptions with positive ones. We can do this by using the affirmations in "Creating Love and Joy." All we have to do is read through the Table of Contents to remember our true self. Once we have replaced negative assumptions with positive ones, we can choose to have only healthy interactions with all organizations.

I can almost hear the snorts from those of you skeptics who think this approach might be naive or simplistic. Many of the simple things in life are not easy. It takes a free-will, conscious effort to detach from society's assumptions so that we remain centered enough to make a choice about whether or not we allow people to influence us. It takes a determined effort to imagine the possibility that there are car repair shops and insurance companies that are not corrupt. The most skeptical among you might not be able to image that ethical companies exist in some industries. You might consider the possibility that there are individuals within these organizations that choose to treat their clients fairly, without trying to overcharge them. You can envision yourself interacting only with these individuals.

Hugs--tc

Positive changes ...

"I choose to remain aware of these positive changes that I am worthy to enjoy." (p. 41, Creating Love and Joy)

Each time I see the New York Times home page that comes up when I enter the internet, many disturbing headlines blare out like an orchestra's horn section gone wrong. It's easy to allow current events, and the roller coaster economy, to bring us down. It takes a bit more work to acknowledge these circumstances without losing our focus.

Even in a difficult economy, we can use the power of our thoughts to bring positive experiences into our life. When we focus on what is going WELL in life, that part gets stronger and is reinforced. We can also imagine what it would be like to see, feel, taste, and experience the improvement we desire in some aspects of our life. By envisioning the goal as if it is already happening right now, we train our subconscious mind to believe these situations are already in our life. We then draw into our conscious experiences the various people, events, and relationships that reinforce the reality we envision.

In his positive thinking audios (the Self-Talk Solution), Shad Helmstetter tells of prisoners of war who used this technique to stay healthy while in captivity. They envisioned every detail of their golf game, using the imagination to see themselves teeing off, chipping onto the green, and making that perfect putt into the hole. When released, these former POWs were able to play golf as well as, or better than, they had before their capture.

Athletes also use this technique. During the Winter Olympics, did you notice that the skiers would close their eyes and imagine themselves skiing perfectly down the slopes, just before they actually raced? When we learn to train our mind, we can achieve all that we imagine.

Hugs--tc

Inspirational images

"There's just something so magical about capturing a moment in time..." (Robyn T. Lisone, p. 82, Creating Love and Joy

It's amazing how a photo can invoke so many emotions: joy, love, peace.... Sometimes, we can almost taste the salty spray of the sea on our lips as we gaze at a picture of the beach. We can hear the wind whistling through the leaves of a tree. We can smell the fresh scent of the flowers, grass, and trees. We image ourselves being in that beautiful place ... and we realize we are now calm, relaxed, and smiling. Share your favorite landscape photos here! Hugs--tc

"...the universe is impartial..."

"I trust that the universe is impartial, allowing each of us to experience the consequences of our unique thoughts, feelings, choices, and actions (Creating Love and Joy, p. 49)."

It's amazing to think that our thoughts are so powerful they created our current life situation. We often forget that we have conscious thoughts AND subconscious thoughts. That's why it's so important to pay attention when we can identify subconcious beliefs. Once the subconscious belief is raised to our awareness, we can celebrate our achievement. Hooray! Now we can make a free will choice about whether or not that belief brings joy and positive relationships into our life. If it doesn't, we can choose to permanently release that belief. Hugs--tc

I choose to ...

"I choose to use the power of my thoughts to create abundance in my life." (from "Creating love and Joy, p. 53)

Our thoughts are so much more powerful than we realize. Many of us have so many thoughts flowing through our mind that we can hardly distinguish one from the next. When we take ten minutes each day to relax the mind, and slow the flow of thoughts, we begin to feel less anxious and nervous. Rather than worry about the thoughts of the day, we can reflect on where our mind has been focused. By using a childlike curiosity, we can explore the two or three areas that our mind is obsessing on. Are these thoughts bringing us joy, abundance, and peace? Wherever our thoughts are focused, that is what we bring into our life. If we focus on the lack of money, we bring more lack. If we focus on the abundance around us--friends, family, work, hobbies--we bring more abundance into our life. Think about it--our thoughts are VERY powerful! Hugs--tc

Exciting News!!

Exciting news!! Creating Love and Joy and AchieveYourPassion.com are featured in an Examiner.com article by Martha Van Winkle. Enjoy!! Hugs--tc

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-47281-Tucson-Places--Faces-Examiner~y2010m6d25-Achieve-Your-Passion-founder-works-on-second-book-in-series

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/1676010/Creating_Love_and_Joy_news_release

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/1676195/Creating_Love_and_Joy_news_release_2

Today, I discovered Wordle.net. It creates a picture of the words in an article or text. For fun, to see what Wordle might draw, I created a wordle of the news release for "Creating Love and Joy." It's wonderful how the most important words are highlighted! Love and light--tc

"Creating Love and Joy: Uplifting affirmations to strengthen your spirit" is now available on Amazon.com: http://amzn.com/098186130X !!!

Each of us shapes our lives through our thoughts. When our thoughts are focused on positive relationships, abundance, love, patience, and all the key affirmations presented in this book, our life becomes rich with positive energy. By reading "Creating Love and Joy" each day, we can develop new mental habits to help us break out of the cycle of negative thoughts.

As we begin to focus our thoughts on the positive aspects of our situation, it becomes easier and easier to attract more positive opportunities. We no longer spend our time worrying; instead, we now experience all the abundance, vitality and joy we choose to create in our life.

Most people TRY to remove negative aspects of their life. To better understand how we get stuck in in this unproductive cycle, simply "try" to sit in your chair. You are neither standing or sitting, you are "trying" to sit. Your arms hold your body weight, your legs are bent, your backside is unsupported, and you find yourself uncomfortable in a short period of time. It is better to either sit or stand--and commit to it--than to "try" to sit down.

People who TRY to remove negativity from their life don't realize they simply create more hardship by focusing on what they don't want. Their own conscious and subconscious thoughts are blocking the way to the easier life that they desire.

The positive affirmations presented in "Creating Love and Joy" are extremely powerful tools to develop new mental habits and help us see and implement positive opportunities in our life. Suddenly, we are experiencing healthy relationships, abundance, and joy. Those who brought negative energy into our life seem to fall by the wayside, allowing us to enjoy the flow of positive experiences.

These powerful affirmations are accompanied by beautiful, inspiring photographs that take our mind to a place of relaxation and joy. The photos enhance our ability to visualize the life we choose to create.

This life-enhancing gift can be appreciated by anyone who is facing a challenge or looking to make positive changes. Order your copy today!

Published "Creating Love and Joy" at last!!!

It has been quite an accomplishment to publish my first book, "Creating Love and Joy: Uplifting Affirmations to strengthen your spirit." The response by family and friends at the book signing was overwhelming. It is such a joy to be surrounded by the support of so many people who have accomplished so much in their own lives.

Now, the book is available on Amazon.com: http://amzn.com/098186130X.

The next adventure is getting it on the shelves of appropriate book stores and gift shops!

Trusting the Divine Plan

Recently, it seems that life is showing us many ways that we must accept and trust the Divine Plan. There are moments when life seems completely unfair and out of balance. Yet, it is precisely at these moments that life is teaching us something. It is up to us to protect ourselves with light, and have the courage to see and learn.

My cousin in Spain passed away a week ago--he was 48 with 2 children just out of high school. He had lived with a severe heart condition from the time he was a child. Imagine what life is like when you know, at any given moment, that your heart could just give out and--instantly--this life could come to an end? While many of us may intellectually accept that there is an end to this existence, it is quite another thing to be constantly reminded of it each and every day.

As a result, my cousin lived his life seeing the world with a unique perspective. He had witnessed many things he did not agree with during his years in Catholic schools, so he did not affiliate with any religion. Yet we shared long conversations about philosophy, the meaning of life, and whether or not a Divine intelligence, or energy, existed. By the end of my last visit, we had agreed there is a loving, intelligent source in the universe--and that we are all connected to this source.

This understanding has helped to counterbalance any thoughts of a loved one dying so young. His wife confirmed that he must have had a positive experience as he transitioned--she said he had a soft, peaceful smile on his face. It gave her comfort to know that he was in no pain, and seemed to go to the other side willingly. He is at peace with the light now. It is up to those of us here on Earth to support each other, and unite in our love and compassion for each other.

While we don't always know, or understand, why life unfolds the way it does, by holding on to our trust in the Divine Plan, we demonstrate our true faith. By trusting our connectedness to the universal light source, we find the strength and optimism to move forward and do the best we can at each and every moment of the now. tc